Improvement in horse-powers



R. LEONARD.

f HoRsEfPoWER. No.187,646. Patented Feb. 20.1877.

lV f INVENTOR ATTORN E YS.

WITNESSES NJPETERS. PNOTOMTHOGRAFHER. WASHINGTONy DSC REUBEN LEONARD, OF OAKLAND MILLS, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN #iones-POWERS.

" Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 187,646, dated February 20, 1877; application tiled January 20, 1877.

To all lwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, REUBEN LEONARD, of Oakland Mills. in the county of Juniata and in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse- Powers and d'o hereby declare that the folring to the annexed drawing, in which- Figure l is a side view, part in section, of my horsepower. Figs. 2 and 3 are detailed views of parts thereof.

A represents a beam Aor bed, supported upon suitable feet or end pieces B B, and provided in the center, on the top, with a fianged hub, C. tirmly fastened thereto. Through this hub and bed passes a vertical shaft, c, provided on its upperA end with a pinion, b, and on its lower end 'with a bandwheel, E, around which is to be passed a belt, for connection with the machine to be driven. Instead of this bandwheel I may substitute gears or bevel-gears, so as to form the connection in any suitable manner. Around the hub O is placed a metal frame, D, carrying a horizontal shaft, d, upon which is secured a gear-wheel, G, that meshes with the pinion b, as shown. -The frame D is at one end provided with a clip, H, in which is pivotedV the sweep I, said sweep being provided with a box or bearing at its outer end in which a shaft, IL, is placed. This shaft has a wheel, J, secured to its outer end, and the innervend of the shaft is, by a coupling, t', connected with the end of the shaft d. The sweep I supports, near its outer end, the drivers seat K, so as to get more weight at the outer end, the team being also connected to the sweep at the outer end. Ihe sweep I and frame Dturn around the hub C as a center, and the wheel J rotating, communicates motion through the shafts h and d to the gearwheel G, and this latter, in turn, rotates the l pinion b, shaft c, and wheel E.

When more speed is required, the sweep I is uncoupled from the clip H, and a similar sweep, l', placed therein. This sweep has a suitable spindle projecting from the under side at the outer end, upon which the wheel J is placed loosely. lo the Vinner side of the wheel J is secured an internal cog-wheel, L, which meshes with a pinion, m, on a shaft, h', having its bearing in a box on top of the sweep, and the inner end of the shaft is connected to the end of the shaft d by the coupling z'. The team then going at the same gait, the speed ot' the wheel E .is materially ncreased.

The large driving-wheels J and J are provided on their peripheries with at broad spurspp, which have screw-Shanks n n, that are passed through rthe rim of the wheel, and nuts s s then screwed on said Shanks fasten the spurs in their places. These spurs take into the ground and prevent the wheel from slipping, but cause it at all times to revolve, and when any spur gets broken it can easily 'be taken out and another replaced.

Thishorseower is sim le in construction durable, easily operated, and notrliable to get` out ot' order.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as-new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. 'Ihe combination of the angular metallic frame D, provided with clip H, the detachable pivoted sweep I, shaft d, gear-wheel G,

Iflanged hub O, and pinion b, on the vertical shaft a, all constructed substantially as set forth.

2. The wheel J', with internal cog-gear L, the sweep I', pinion m, and shaft h', in combi nation with `the frame D, wheel G, shaft d, coupling '11, shaft a, pinion b, and flanged hub O, all substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand 'this 11th day of January, 1877.

REUBEN LEONARD.

Witnesses J M. MAsoN, FRANK GALT.

PATENT OFFICE. 

